Greece vs Japan: Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein
Greece
8.3%
in 2023
Japan
8.0%
in 2022
Greece rank
36th
Japan rank
39th
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein over time
- Greece
- Japan
How they compare
Greece currently reports 8.3% against 8.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Greece ranks 36th and Japan ranks 39th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 0.3% | Greece |
| 1970s | 5.9% | 6.0% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 7.1% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 7.5% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 7.4% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 7.3% | 0.1% | Greece |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.9% | 0.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein, Greece or Japan?
- Greece, at 8.3% against 8.0% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein between Greece and Japan?
- 0.3%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Japan?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Japan rank globally for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein?
- Greece ranks 36th and Japan ranks 39th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.